TINLEY PARK, Illinois — September 11, 2026
Executive Summary
Payroc has been named a winner in four categories at The Digital Banker’s Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards 2026, recognizing its payments technology, gateway and in-store capabilities, team execution, and industry leadership. The company received awards for payments gateway provision, POS and in-store payments, implementation of payments initiatives, and Payments Professional of the Year for CEO Jim Oberman.
Announcement Overview
Payroc has received four honors in The Digital Banker’s Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards 2026, spanning technology, payments solutions, team performance, and executive leadership. The recognition includes Best Payments Gateway Provider, Best POS & In-Store Payments Solution Provider, Outstanding Implementation of Payments Initiatives by a Team, and Payments Professional of the Year: Jim Oberman. The awards recognize organizations and individuals contributing to developments across the global payments industry.
Key Announcement Details
- Announcement Type: Award Recognition
- Announcing Entity: Payroc
- Announcement Date: September 11, 2026
- Dateline: TINLEY PARK, Illinois
- Awards: Four Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards
- Best Payments Gateway Provider: Payroc
- Best POS & In-Store Payments Solution Provider: Payroc
- Outstanding Payments Initiatives: Payroc Team
- Payments Professional of the Year: Jim Oberman
- Award Organizer: The Digital Banker
- Presentation: Virtual gala
- Presentation Date: September 10, 2026
- Founded: 2003
- Operating Regions: 47
- Annual Card Volume: $125+ billion
- North American Position: Top merchant acquirer
- Technology: Proprietary full-stack payments platform
- Payment Coverage: Card-present, card-not-present, omnichannel
- Primary Customers: Software providers, financial institutions, merchants
Payroc Receives Four Industry Awards
Payroc, a global payment-processing acquirer and technology platform, announced that it has received four awards in The Digital Banker’s Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards 2026.
The recognition covers multiple areas of Payroc’s business, including its payment gateway, point-of-sale capabilities, implementation work and leadership.
The four awards are:
- Best Payments Gateway Provider
- Best POS & In-Store Payments Solution Provider
- Outstanding Implementation of Payments Initiatives by a Team
- Payments Professional of the Year: Jim Oberman
Together, the awards recognize both Payroc’s technology capabilities and the people responsible for delivering its payments solutions.
Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards
The Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards are operated by The Digital Banker, a global financial services publication and research and awards organization covering banking, payments, fintech and financial technology.
The program recognizes organizations and individuals involved in shaping developments across the payments sector.
For Payroc, this year’s recognition spans both organizational and individual categories, with three awards focused on its technology and team capabilities and a fourth recognizing CEO Jim Oberman.
Payments Gateway Recognition
The Best Payments Gateway Provider award recognizes Payroc’s multi-region payment gateway.
The gateway is designed to serve a broad range of businesses and payments-industry partners, including:
- Merchants
- Independent software vendors (ISVs)
- SaaS platforms
- Independent sales organizations (ISOs)
- Enterprise channel partners
Payroc’s gateway forms part of its broader payments technology platform, supporting payment acceptance across multiple regions.
POS and In-Store Payments Recognition
Payroc also received the Best POS & In-Store Payments Solution Provider award.
This recognition covers the company’s capabilities for enabling card-present and in-store payment experiences for merchants and partners.
The award reflects Payroc’s role in supporting payment environments where customers transact through physical points of sale, complementing its broader card-present, card-not-present and omnichannel capabilities.
Recognition for Payments Initiatives
The Outstanding Implementation of Payments Initiatives by a Team award recognizes the people behind Payroc’s payments technology.
Rather than focusing solely on a particular product or platform, this category recognizes the company’s team and its implementation of payments initiatives.
The award therefore forms part of the four-category recognition Payroc received across technology, solutions, execution and leadership.
Jim Oberman Named Payments Professional of the Year
Jim Oberman, CEO of Payroc, was selected as Payments Professional of the Year.
The individual recognition acknowledges Oberman’s leadership at Payroc and his contributions to the broader payments industry.
Oberman said:
“Winning four Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards is a tremendous recognition of what we have built at Payroc and, more importantly, the people behind it.”
He added:
“These awards reflect the success of our strategy to combine innovative technology and deep payments expertise with an unwavering focus on our partners and their customers.”
Awards Presentation
The Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards were scheduled to be presented during a virtual gala on September 10, 2026, according to the supplied announcement.
The award presentation follows Payroc’s recognition across the four categories announced by the company on September 11, 2026.
Payroc’s Payments Technology Platform
Payroc operates a global payments ecosystem focused on helping businesses accept payments and optimize commerce.
The company’s proprietary technology supports a range of payment environments, including:
- Card-present payments
- Card-not-present payments
- Omnichannel payments
Its technology is tailored for different verticals and supports software providers, financial institutions and merchants of varying sizes.
Payroc also maintains direct connections to major card networks across its operating footprint.
Global Operating Scale
Founded in 2003, Payroc WorldAccess, LLC operates across 47 regions and processes more than $125 billion in card volume annually, according to the company.
Payroc ranks among the top merchant acquirers in North America and operates as a global payments technology platform with direct connections to major card networks.
The company’s stated focus includes:
- Innovation
- Scalability
- Payments technology
- Partner support
- Commerce optimization
About Payroc
Payroc WorldAccess, LLC, founded in 2003, is a global payments ecosystem that helps businesses accept payments and optimize commerce. The company provides proprietary full-stack technology supporting vertically tailored card-present, card-not-present and omnichannel solutions for software providers, financial institutions and merchants of all sizes.
Payroc operates across 47 regions, processes more than $125 billion in card volume annually, and maintains direct connections to major card networks. The company states that its focus on innovation, scalability and award-winning support enables it to provide payments solutions for partners worldwide.
Media Contact
For additional information, visit payroc.com.
Source Attribution
Source: Company announcement
